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FigureK2.10

Female figure with geometric linear decoration around the body and the upper portions. Much stylized. Oblong head has thin, narrow eyes, an inverted T-shaped nose, and a wide mouth. From the breasts, the arms extend upward with the flat, long-fingered hands above. Legs are bent slightly at the knees.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.25

Stylized stone figure that has a long cylindrical body carved with the arms extending downward to have the hands clasped together in the front. The head has a vertical hairline design of zig zags down the middle with a horizontal incised line midway at the back. The eyes are carved in such a way that they dip inward concavely. There is a nose. The slightly open mouth has two grooves indicating teeth.

Culture
Mende
Material
stone
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoneyK2.123 a-f

Six long thin pieces of twisted iron known as a kissi pennies (parts a-f). Each is shaped like a pick on one end and a horizontal spade on the other, with a thin, twirled metal stick between. The second piece (part b) is the longest and is slightly longer than the first piece (part a). The third piece (part c) is the shortest. The fourth piece (part d) is larger than the third piece (part c). The last two pieces (parts e-f) are in between the first piece (part a) and the fourth piece (part d) in size length; however, the last piece (part f) has a larger spade than the fifth piece (part e).

Culture
Kissi
Material
iron metal
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.158

Textile composed of two pieces of cotton damask with a flower-like pattern and dyed blue over orange-brown with a series of bands composed of two block printed geometric designs. The shorter ends are unfinished.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.157

Long rectangular cotton textile made of twenty-one long, narrow, hand-woven strips sewn together by hand. The design consists of two sets large, repeating, light black coil design on a cream ground. There is a small fringe on each end.

Culture
Mende ? or Vai ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.155

Long, rectangular cotton textile consisting of seventeen long identical strips sewn together; edges are over crossed and machine sewn. Unfinished on the ends. The textile has a repeating stripe design in cream, black, and brown.

Culture
Mende ? or Vai ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.154

Long rectangular cotton textile made of sixteen identical strips sewn together by hand. The design consists of a repeating pattern of green and blue strips on cream ground. There is a short thread fringe on the ends.

Culture
Vai ? or Mende ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.153

Rectangular shaped cotton textile consisting of hand woven strips with machine sewn bordered ends. The design is alternating red and brown stripes of the same approximate width.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileK2.150

Textile composed of cotton damask with a geometric pattern of small squares and a mottled light green and dark greenish-blue tie-dyed pattern. The ends are unfinished.

Culture
Mende
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.125

A dark black wood mask with two stylized faces forehead to forehead and having forked ends. The foreheads are in the middle and are upraised. One face is upright with the other face inverted in a mirror image. The eyes are horizontally slit with rounded oval eyelids. There is a nose and slightly open pursed lips. One face has a horizontal indent under each cheek while the other face has slightly fuller cheeks.

Culture
Mano
Material
wood
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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